Raj Pandya, PhD, has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on communications engineering in India and Canada. He has published numerous papers on communications networks and emerging wireless network technologies, as well as a book, Mobile and Personal Communication Systems and Services. After working in the Systems Engineering Division of Bell-Northern Research and Nortel Networks for over twenty years, Dr. Pandya is now a consultant on mobile communications.

• Preface. 1. Introduction to Wireless Access and WLL System Deployment.2. Fundamentals of Radio Systems.3. A Refresher on Cellular Mobile and Cordless Telecommunication Systems.4. WLL System Components and Interfaces.5. Radio Access Characteristics and Radio Planning.6. Deployment Planning Aspects of WLL Systems.7. Examples of Commercial WLL Systems.8. Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) Systems.Bibliography.Glossary of Terms.Index.

"…a welcome companion for students and instructors of courses on telecommunications." (Computing Reviews.com, February 23, 2006) "It attempts to cover a substantial part of available technologies…" (IEEE Network, May/June 2004)"A notable characteristic of the book is the inevitable mix of topics seemingly separate from WLLs, but closely related.” (IEEE Network Magazine, June 2004)